I did spares, but they were rather meaty, $42 bucks worth from SamsClub. I thought it seemed like a long time, but they were still moist enough and definitely falling off the bone. I slathered with mustard (per Divotmakers advise - again) and stole somebody's rub recipe off the this site. I was so anxious to try the smoker that I wasn't able to let them sit overnight to "get happy". I simply slathered, rubbed, and threw into he box with 2 chunks of hickory then headed to daughters Volleyball game. Oh, and I did put in a small pan of apple juice as well.
When I returned from game the smells were tremendous. I got to work outside until it started to downpour. Then I popped open a Shiner Bock and sat on the porch next to the smoker just enjoying the smells. By the time I took them out I was so hungry I didn't think about taking a picture of them . In any case they were nicely barked and the family loved them as did I!
I was skeptical about how much smokey flavor I would get from 2 little chucks of wood (as I'm used to burning about half a cord) but I'll tell ya, these were plenty tasty. I'm very impressed so far. Cant wait to do a brisket!
